Vehicle.



F. E. & A. S. MESSIER.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1914.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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FELIX E. MESSIER AND AJJDALOR-E S. MESSIER, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3Q, 1915..

Application filed August 1, 1914. Serial No. 854,537.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FELIX E. MESSIER and AoDALoRn S. Mnssinn, citizens of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of l-Iampden and State of Massachuset'ts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicles, of whlch the following is a specification, reference belng had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to vehicles and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection w1th a cycle; and an object of the invention is to prov de a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby the same may be coupled to or disengaged from a cycle with convenience and faclllty.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby the device may be coupled with the cycle at two points and whereby the seat, included therein, is mounted in such a manner that a maximum load may be carried with minimum strain upon the vehicle and the cycle to which it is attached. I

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved vehicle whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device 1s rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating a vehicle constructed in accordance with an embodiment of our invention in applied position; and Fig. 2 is a View in perspective of our improved vehicle, detached, with the body omitted.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes the frame of a motor cycle having operatively engaged therewith the front fork 2 and the rear fork 3 whereby the steering wheel 4!: and rear wheel 5 are operatively supported. As the motor cycle and its concomitant parts may be of any construction preferred, it is not believed necessary that a detailed description thereof be given, other than to state that we find it in practice of advantage to have rearwardly projecting from the rear fork 3 a luggage carrier 6 further supported by the brace 7 interposed between such luggage carrier 6 and the mud guard 8 for the rear wheel. impending from the outer extremity of the luggage carrier 6 is the box 9 adapted to contain tools or the like.

As herein embodied, our improved vehicle or side car comprises the rear and forward transverse frame members 10 and 11 substantially U-shape in form, with the upper extremities of the stems 12 thereof tied or connected by the longitudinal side bars 14. The bases of the transverse members 10 and 11 serve as supports for the spring members 15 with which the body structure 16 is operatively engaged, as is believed to be clearly shown in the accompanying drawings.

The stems 12 of the transverse member 10 are connected by the cross bar 17 which projects beyond the outer side of the frame proper and such projected portion 18 serves as a supporting axle for the single wheel 19 of our improved vehicle or side car and the body 16 is provided with the mud guard 20 adapted to overlie the wheel 19 so that the occupant of the body is effectively protected, as is believed to be self-evident.

Projecting laterally from the inner stem of the transverse frame 10 is a bracket 21 terminating in a sleeve or barrel 22 adapted to surround the projected portion of the axle 23 of the wheel 5 and maintained in operative engagement therewith through the me dium of the locking nut 25. The inner stem of the forward transverse frame 11 is provided with a bracket 26 disposed on a suitable curvature and having its free extremity provided with a clamping member 27 whereby the same may be effectively engaged with the forward brace 28 of the frame 1.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a vehicle constructed in accordance with our invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principlesand spiritthereofand. for this reasonwe' do not Wish tobeunderstood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangement and. formatiom of the several: parts herein shown in carrying out our invention in practice.

We claim:

1; ln combination with a cycle, a-vehicle' comprising spaced transverse. frames. sub.- stantially u shape in form, longitudinally disposed bars connecting the stems of, said frames, a, transverse. barconnecting. the stems of one of the transverse frames and projecting; beyond: one side thereof; the projeoted portion ofthe barserving-as a mounting for-a Wheel, a body, .meanscoaotingW-ith the body and the transverse frames ,forsupporting the body, and meanscarried by the inner stems of the transverse frames engageable With-the cycle:

2. In combination With a cycle, a vehicle-v Copies of this patent may be obtainedvfor.fiveicentsieach byiaddressing the. Commissioner ofsratents,

comprising spaced; transverse frames substantially" U=shape" in form; longitudinally disposed bars connecting the stems of said frames, a transverse bianconneoting the stems of one of the transverse frames and projecting" beyond one side thereof, the projected portion of the bar serving as a mounting for a wheel,' a body, means ooactingv Withthe body.andthettransverse frames for supporting the body, and brackets projecting laterally from the inner. stems, of, the transverse v frames eaohof said braeketsibeingprovided with securing'means.

testimony; whereof; wehereuntoafiix our signatures 1n; the presence of, two -W1t- Washington, 1).:03 

